Washington Commanders
The Washington Commanders have placed another starter on injured reserve. Zach Ertz suffered a torn ACL in last week’s shutout loss, and will miss the final four games. He is a pending free agent, but at 35 years-old, could call it a career after a major injury late in his 13th season. Dan Quinn confirmed the injury on Monday, and the team has now made it official. Ertz joined the Commanders last year, and played in 33 games, including three in the playoffs last season.
Ertz has been the clear #1 TE since joining the team, but Washington will now...
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The Commanders’ fan base is passionate and loyal beyond all comprehension to a franchise that, for three decades, did nothing but bring shame and embarrassment to the team, and to the region. A magical 2024 alleviated a lot of that pain and suffering. But, 2025 has been a dreadful sequel. “Jaws: The Revenge”- level awful.* If you rock the burgundy and gold, you have a right to be profoundly disappointed.
But. Some of y’all — not all, but...
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Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown finally returned to action this past week against Minnesota after missing time with a groin/knee injury since Week 2. With Brown’s return, there are outside questions surrounding his future with Washington along with the emergence of former first-round pick Treylon Burks.
Burks returned two weeks ago against Denver after missing one game due to a finger injury which required surgery, and immediately made an impact with an unbelievable one-handed touchdown catch (with his recently injured finger) in the back of the end-zone.
Comparatively, Brown will be 30 years old at the start of next season,...
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Washington Commanders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Today, we have two simple questions in the Reacts survey, each of which offers a binary choice of answers.
The first is our standard question that is posed every week of the season (or most of it, anyway), asking about your confidence in the team’s direction.
Our second question asks which of two teams...
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When the Commanders, who are officially eliminated from playoff contention at 3-10, look ahead to 2026, they probably will need to field a roster that can lighten Daniels’s burden. The quarterback certainly has work to do to improve at protecting himself — this was his third straight game that he was knocked out of — but the Commanders seem to be asking him to do too much. Otherwise, it would be easier for him to be more risk averse.
The defense...
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We’ve got one game left for Week 14 of the 2025/’26 NFL season. This week’s Monday Night Football features the Philadelphia Eagles traveling across the country to take on the Los Angeles Chargers. Both teams enter this critical week with an 8-4 record. The Eagles are on a two-game losing streak, and the team looks like it’s ready to fall apart. The Chargers have won 3 of their last four games, and are in second place in the AFC West. Justin Herbert had surgery on his non-throwing hand after last week’s game, but should be good to go tonight. This...
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Dan Quinn spoke to reporters for his weekly “Tell the Truth Monday”. The Washington Commanders lost their eighth-straight game, getting shut out by the Minnesota Vikings 31-0. Quinn said that was not acceptable in any way, shape, or form. This was a team failure from coaches to players to the front office, and things need to change over the final four games.
Quinn gave some injury updates, and said what everyone feared, TE Zach Ertz tore his ACL and is out for the season. Ertz meant a lot to the team on and off the field, and will now get...
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With the 2025 season all but over, I wanted to take a long, hard look at what pieces this roster has we can build around for the future.
As you all know around this time of year, when Washington is out of playoff contention (something we all should be very familiar with), focus starts to shift to the NFL Draft. The building blocks are something to monitor as we begin to evaluate draft prospects and try to match value at our draft position with positional need.
Below are who I view as building blocks on this team moving forward. I...
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The Washington Commanders were blanked by the Minnesota Vikings 31-0. Their 31-point shutout loss is by far their worst loss of the season, and it comes at a time when Washington exuded so much optimism after a close loss to the then 9-2 Denver Broncos. Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel looked electric at times, Zach Ertz hauled in ten receptions, the offensive line looked amazing, Treylon Burks went viral with an incredible touchdown catch, and to top it off, Jayden Daniels was cleared to play against the Minnesota Vikings. The staff, media, and most fans were very interested in seeing...
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One week after a valiant effort against a very good Denver Broncos team at home, Washington came out and laid an egg against the struggling Minnesota Vikings on the road.
The offense was stagnant all game as both quarterbacks looked rattled against Brian Flores’ aggressive defense. The defense, as it’s done most of the season, looked like it couldn’t stop a U10 Pop Warner football team.
The Results – a 31-0 BLOWOUT, and yet ANOTHER injury to quarterback Jayden Daniels, who just can’t seem to stay healthy. Aside from Daniels, Washington lost tight end Zach Ertz to a gruesome knee...
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Washington is officially eliminated from playoff contention after perhaps its worst performance of the season in a 31-0 loss to the Vikings.
In the most agonizing sequence of Washington’s 31-0 loss Sunday, Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers gave Daniels a two-handed shove and sent him flying to the ground, where the quarterback landed hard on his previously dislocated left elbow. He lingered for a moment before jogging off the field. After a conversation with trainers on the...
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